Analysis of the coursebook.

BOX 13.2: CRITERIA FOR COURSEBOOK ASSESMENT.
Importance	Criterion	Calification	Comments
7	Objectives are laid out in an introduction, and implemented.	Very  good
7	Approach educationally and socially acceptable to the target community.	Very good
7	Clear attractive layout, print easy to read.	Very good
7	Appropiate visual materials available.	Very good
7	Interestin topics and tasks.	Very good
5	Varied topics and tasks, so as to provide for different learner levels, learning styles, interests, etc.	Average	In this coursebook there are varied topics and tasks, but the problem here is that it is too difficult for providing different learner levels , learning styles for the students.
6	Clear instructions.	Good
5	Systematic coverage of syllabus.	Average
3	Content clearly organized and graded  (sequenced by difficult)	Poor	The contents in this coursebook aren’t clearly organized and graded beacuse it assumes that students have a width knowledge about English, so it doesn’t existe a sequence in the activities (easy to hard).
0	Periodic review and tests sections.	Very poor	This coursebook doesn’t present a periodic review and tests sections about the information of each unit.
7	Plenty of authentic language.	Very good
0	Good pronunciation explanation and practice.	Very poor
7	Good pronunciation explanation and pratice.	Very good
7	Good grammar presentation and practice .	Very good
5	Fluency practice in all four skills.	Average	In general terms, this cousebook focuses specially in reading and writing forgetting the othet two skills (speaking and listening).
1	Encourages learners to develop own learning strategies and to become independent in their learning.	Poor	This cousebook is too structured, so it doesn’t permit to learners to develop own learning strategies and to become independent in their learning because it doesn’t focuses un all four skills of English.
0	Adequate guidance for the teacher ; not too heavy preparation load.	Very poor	I think this coursebook doesn’t have an adequate guidance for the teacher
7	Audio cassetes.	Very good
0	Readily available locally.	Very poor

Coursebook: Developing Opportunities NEW EDITION INGLÉS 4º Medio Student’s Book.

First of all, I think this coursebook  it is too difficult for the teacher to prepare the class and to make activities with the students, also it has a lack of developing skills, for example, it only concentrates in two of four skills (reading and writing) forgetting another two (speaking and listening) and it doesn’t permit to learners to develop own learning strategies and to be independent in their learning and finally it doesn’t present a good revision of each unit. I believe this coursebook isn’t adequate for this course.